Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Broker Name For Against Abstain Non-Votes K. Rupert Murdoch 160,158,809 23,032,577 295,927 1,976,714 Lachlan K. Murdoch 151,415,983 31,775,271 296,059 1,976,714 Robert J. Thomson 160,217,174 22,971,388 298,751 1,976,714 Kelly Ayotte 160,295,810 22,964,362 227,141 1,976,714 José María Aznar 143,935,725 39,323,571 228,017 1,976,714 Natalie Bancroft 144,738,910 38,522,223 226,180 1,976,714 Peter L. Barnes 141,284,783 41,975,440 227,090 1,976,714 Ana Paula Pessoa 150,673,419 32,586,913 226,981 1,976,714 Masroor Siddiqui 150,711,765 32,550,323 225,225 1,976,714
Proposal No. 2: A proposal to ratify the selection of
For: 184,615,492 Against: 624,012 Abstain: 224,523 Broker Non-Votes: 0
Proposal No. 3: A proposal to approve, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, the Company's executive compensation passed as follows:
For: 174,424,825 Against: 8,838,910 Abstain: 223,578 Broker Non-Votes: 1,976,714
Proposal No. 4: A proposal to vote, on an advisory, non-binding basis, for the preference as to the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation was voted upon as follows:
One year: 179,336,467 Two years: 6,330 Three years: 4,089,768 Abstain: 54,748 Broker Non-Votes: 1,976,714
The Company will include an advisory vote to approve executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation.
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Proposal No. 5: An advisory, nonbinding stockholder proposal regarding a simple majority vote failed to pass as follows:
For: 55,207,571 Against: 128,053,307 Abstain: 226,435 Broker Non-Votes: 1,976,714
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